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The Best Episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation Season 4

Every episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation Season 4 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation Season 4!

The Best Episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation Season 4

Follow the intergalactic adventures of Capt. Jean-Luc Picard and his loyal crew aboard the all-new USS Enterprise NCC-1701D, as they explore new worlds.

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  1. 9.2/10(5.8k votes)

    #1 - The Best of Both Worlds (2)

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    S4:E1

    Stardate: 44001.4. Riker must pull out all the stops in order to save Earth from a Borg invasion being lead by none other than Locutus - otherwise known as Captain Jean-Luc Picard.

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    Director:Cliff Bole
  2. 8.4/10(4.6k votes)

    #2 - The Drumhead

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    S4:E21

    Stardate: 44769.2. Picard is accused of treason when an explosion aboard the Enterprise is investigated by a ruthless and paranoid Starfleet Admiral.

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  3. 8.4/10(3.7k votes)

    #3 - Redemption (1)

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    S4:E26

    Stardate: 44995.3. Worf must choose between his people and the Federation when a civil war threatens to destroy the Klingon Empire.

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  4. 8.3/10(4.7k votes)

    #4 - Family

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    S4:E2

    Stardate 44012.3. Picard meets with his older brother in France, and contemplates resigning his Starfleet commission after his ordeal with the Borg. Worf's adoptive parents spend time with their son on the Enterprise, and succeed in embarrassing him in front of his crewmates.

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  5. 8.3/10(4.0k votes)

    #5 - Reunion

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    S4:E7

    Stardate: 44246.3. Picard is asked to choose between two candidates to succeed the current Chancellor of the Klingon High Council as the new ruler of the Empire. Worf is disturbed by unexpected news when he is paid a visit by his former lover.

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  6. 8.2/10(4.0k votes)

    #6 - The Wounded

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    S4:E12

    Stardate: 44429.6. When the Cardassians start re-arming themselves, a Federation Captain takes it upon himself to remove a potential threat before it escalated. Now, Picard must fight for the Cardassians and stop the renegade from slaughtering innocents.

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  8. 8.2/10(4.2k votes)

    #7 - Clues

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    S4:E14

    Stardate: 44502.7. Picard orders a secret investigation when the crew suspects Data of lying about the discovery of a wormhole.

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    Director:Les Landau
  9. 8.1/10(4.2k votes)

    #8 - Data's Day

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    S4:E11

    Stardate: 44356.9. A Vulcan Ambassador being escorted by the Enterprise starts exhibiting suspicious behavior. Miles O'Brien marries his fiancée, Keiko Ishikawa in Ten-Forward.

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  10. 8.1/10(4.0k votes)

    #9 - First Contact

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    S4:E15

    Riker is abducted by a xenophobic race of aliens during a first contact mission. They believe the Enterprise is a scout for an invasion.

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  11. 7.9/10(3.8k votes)

    #10 - The Nth Degree

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    S4:E19

    Stardate: 44704.2. An alien probe transforms Barclay from a shy, awkward character into an arrogant super-genius who is able to interface with the Enterprise's computer through the holodeck.

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    Director:Robert Legato
  12. 7.8/10(4.1k votes)

    #11 - Remember Me

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    S4:E5

    Stardate: 44161.2. Dr. Crusher begins to question her sanity when members of the crew start disappearing one by one, and all evidence of their existence is erased.

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    Director:Cliff Bole
  13. 7.7/10(3.9k votes)

    #12 - Brothers

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    S4:E3

    Stardate: 44085.7 While escorting a seriously ill boy to the closest Federation Starbase for treatment, Data mysteriously takes control of the Enterprise and takes it to a distant planet. He learns that his creator has summoned him for an important meeting that could change his life. However, Dr. Soong unknowingly summoned Data's twin brother Lore, into the bargain.

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    Director:Rob Bowman
  14. 7.7/10(3.9k votes)

    #13 - Future Imperfect

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    S4:E8

    Stardate: 44286.5. Riker awakens one morning to discover he is suddenly 16 years in the future as the captain of the Enterprise, and negotiating a peace treaty with the Romulans with no recollection of how he arrived at that point in time, or of any recent events.

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  15. 7.7/10(3.4k votes)

    #14 - The Mind's Eye

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    S4:E24

    Stardate: 44885.5. While en route to Risa for shore leave, Geordi is abducted by the Romulans and brainwashed into becoming an assassin.

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  16. 7.3/10(3.6k votes)

    #15 - Half a Life

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    S4:E22

    Stardate: 44805.3. Lwaxana Troi falls in love with a man who must return home to commit suicide, as is customary for their race when they reach a certain age.

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  17. 7.2/10(3.7k votes)

    #16 - Devil's Due

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    S4:E13

    Stardate: 44474.5. The crew of the Enterprise must defend the planet Ventax from a mythological Devil who re-appears when a 1000 year long era of peace comes to an end.

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    Director:Tom Benko
  18. 7.2/10(3.7k votes)

    #17 - Qpid

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    S4:E20

    Stardate:44741.9. Q places Vash and the senior Enterprise crew in a recreation of Robin Hood and his merry men.

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  19. 7.1/10(3.5k votes)

    #18 - Night Terrors

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    S4:E17

    Stardate: 44631.2. Troi faces a recurring nightmare when the Enterprise is caught in a rift in space. Soon, the crew begins to slip into insanity through dream deprivation.

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  20. 7.1/10(3.4k votes)

    #19 - In Theory

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    S4:E25

    Stardate: 44932.3. Data experiences the complexities of love when a fellow crewmate becomes attracted to him.

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  21. 7.0/10(3.5k votes)

    #20 - Galaxy's Child

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    S4:E16

    Stardate: 44614.6. Geordi must work with the real Leah Brahms when she arrives on the Enterprise when a space-borne alien life form thinks the ship is its mother. Tensions rise when she learns that Geordi created a holographic version of her several months before in order to save the ship from danger.

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  22. 6.7/10(3.5k votes)

    #21 - Legacy

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    S4:E6

    Stardate: 44215.2. The Enterprise is caught in the middle of a civil war when they encounter Tasha Yar's long-lost younger sister, Ishara.

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  23. 6.7/10(3.5k votes)

    #22 - Final Mission

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    S4:E9

    Stardate: 44307.3. Wesley must keep Captain Picard alive on the eve of his entrance exam to Starfleet Academy when their shuttle crashes on a barren moon.

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    Director:Corey Allen
  24. 6.7/10(3.3k votes)

    #23 - Identity Crisis

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    S4:E18

    Stardate: 44664.5. Geordi and a former crew mate begin evolving into bizarre creatures when they return to a planet both of them were on during an Away Mission five years earlier.

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  25. 6.4/10(3.6k votes)

    #24 - Suddenly Human

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    S4:E4

    Stardate: 44143.7. A custody battle between Picard and a child's adoptive father arises when a boy showing evidence of abuse is discovered.

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  26. 6.4/10(3.3k votes)

    #25 - The Host

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    S4:E23

    Startdate: 44821.3. Dr. Crusher falls in love with a Trill Ambassador, until she discovers the Trill's symbiotic relationship.

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Season 4 Ratings Summary

"The Best of Both Worlds (2)" is the best rated episode of "Star Trek: The Next Generation" season 4. It scored 9.2/10 based on 5804 votes. Directed by Cliff Bole and written by Michael Piller, it aired on 9/24/1990. This episode is rated 0.8 points higher than the second-best, "The Drumhead".